zwei

From Middle High German zwei, from Old High German zwei (neuter of zwēne).
Cognate with German zwei, Dutch twee, English two, Icelandic tveir.


hund

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur, Norwegian Bokmål hund, Danish hund.

(Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti) dog


Chile

head

Chile f (plural Chilene, diminutive Chileli)

1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

Hey, what's the name of the pizzeria in Lecce, behind the church?

Si, wi haist jetzt au no di Pizzeria in Lecce, hinder de Chile?

(Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Lucerne, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Uri, Zug, St Gallen (Amden), Zürich) Alternative form of Chirche


nu

From Middle High German nūn, from Middle High German niuwan, variant of niuwar, from Old High German niwāri. Cognate with German nur.


nu

From Middle High German nu, from Old High German nu. Cognate with German nun.


winter

From Middle High German winter, from Old High German wintar, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Cognate with German Winter, Dutch winter, English winter, Swedish vinter.

Carcoforo: ustogFormazza: langséGressoney: ustagIssime: oustagaRimella: üstàg


wolf

From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz. Cognate with German Wolf, Dutch wolf, English wolf, Icelandic úlfur.

(Carcoforo, Formazza, Gressoney, Issime, Rimella and Campello Monti) wolf


summer

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.


ad

Basel isch glaubs scho chli, dass du wahrschinlich bis ad Uni chasch laufe.

Basel is seemingly small, for you to go walking to uni.


A

The first letter of the Alemannic German alphabet, written in the Latin script.


de

… Fründ der Natur …

1879, Leonhard Steiner, Glärnisch-Fahrt. Gedicht in Zürcher Mundart, p. 10

…; der erst und de zweit Stock …

1879, Leonhard Steiner, Glärnisch-Fahrt. Gedicht in Zürcher Mundart, p. 30

… so luted der erst Atrag, wo bi der Umfrog vom Pfleger Heieri Guetchnecht vorbrocht würd.

Dichtungen in Thurgauer Mundart. Gesammelt von O. Sutermeister, published in Zürich by Verlag von Orell Füßli & Co., I. Teil, p. 5

… wo die Flüchtigkeit der Zeit den Ernst des Läbens dem Gemüeti näher bringt.

Dichtungen in Thurgauer Mundart. Gesammelt von O. Sutermeister, I. Teil, p. 13

… i siner Eigeschaft als Fürst der Höll, der …

Dichtungen in Thurgauer Mundart. Gesammelt von O. Sutermeister, I. Teil, p. 34

Was ihr an einem der Ärmsten und Gringste Liebes und Guets tüend,
Das will ich achte, als heied ihr mir 's tue – so spricht jo der Heiland.

Dichtungen in Thurgauer Mundart. Gesammelt von O. Sutermeister, I. Teil, p. 52

Mach mit den ander-n acht Moß, wa d'witt; …

Dichtungen in Thurgauer Mundart. Gesammelt von O. Sutermeister, II. Teil, p. 23


nine

From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu.


en

From Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos. Cognate with German ein, German Low German en, ein, Dutch een, English one, Icelandic einn, Swedish en.

Ih wött dih jetz nu duße möge-n-
Auh noh en einzigs Wörtli fröge.
… as en einzigs Mol, …
Denn ist er si Lebtig e stills Büebli gsi.

1835, Jakob Stutz, Gemälde aus dem Volksleben nach der Natur aufgenommen und treu dargestellt in gereimten Gesprächen Zürcherischer Mundart, first part, 2nd ed., pp. 27, 49, 97, 109

„„Nu, wenn i öppis by d'r gilte,““
Seit Franz, – „„so mach en End myr Qual!
…““
„…
O, schenk-mer, Herr, es gnädig's End,

1864, J. C. Ott, Rosen und Dornen. Gedichte und Gerichte, gewachsen auf Bernerboden, 1st small volume, 2nd ed., pp. 53, 57

E Mezgerbursch i syne schönste Jahre
Mit rothe Backe, schwarze, chruse Haare,
Chunt spät am Aabe ganz allei
Vom Erlebacher-Märit hei.
Im Berner Alpeg'länd sitzt vor sym chlyne Hüsi
…
En alte Veteran vom Cheiserrych
Na Dörflerg'wohnheit i d'r Gartenlaube.
… Da villicht en alte Jud, …

1864, J. C. Ott, Rosen und Dornen. Gedichte und Gerichte, gewachsen auf Bernerboden, 1st small volume, 2nd ed., pp. 43, 76, 106, 186

Vor zwei Jahra ist z' Höchstetta, das 20 Minuta vo Zäziwyl ist, emene Länder-Güterfuhrma der Waga verbrönnt worda.

Joh. Schönauer, Beschreibung miner Heimat, in: 1876, Volksthümliches aus dem Kanton Bern. Localsagen und Satzungen des Aberglaubens. Gesammelt von Heinrich Grunholzer durch seine Seminarzöglinge. Zusammengestellt und herausgegeben von J. E. Rothenbach. Separat-Abdruck aus der „Neuen Alpenpost“, p. 5


warm

From Middle High German warm, from Old High German warm. Cognate with German warm, Dutch warm, English warm, Icelandic varmur.


haar

From Middle High German and Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

(Formazza, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)


lose

lose (third-person singular simple present loset, past participle gloset, auxiliary haa)

loset (present singular third-person)
gloset (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German losen, from Old High German hlosēn, from Proto-Germanic *hlusēną. Cognate with English listen; see there for more.

I ha allwäg nüt anders z'mache, als nume uf dini Chlage z’lose.

I never have to do anything but listen to your complaints.


seen

From Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagen.


wore

From Middle High German warm, from Old High German warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz. Cognate with German warm, Dutch warm, English warm, Icelandic varmur.


er

ich (first-person nominative personal pronoun singular)
i (first-person nominative personal pronoun singular)
mich (accusative first-person personal pronoun singular)
mi (accusative first-person personal pronoun singular)
mir (dative first-person personal pronoun singular)
mier (dative first-person personal pronoun singular)
mer (dative first-person personal pronoun singular)
min (first-person masculine personal possessive pronoun singular)
miin (first-person masculine personal possessive pronoun singular)
du (familiar nominative personal pronoun second-person singular)
dich (accusative familiar personal pronoun second-person singular)
di (accusative familiar personal pronoun second-person singular)
dir (dative familiar personal pronoun second-person singular)
dier (dative familiar personal pronoun second-person singular)
din (familiar masculine personal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
diin (familiar masculine personal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
Si (accusative nominative personal polite pronoun second-person singular)
Ine (dative personal polite pronoun second-person singular)
Ene (dative personal polite pronoun second-person singular)
-ne (dative personal polite pronoun second-person singular)
Ire (masculine personal polite possessive pronoun second-person singular)
er (masculine nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
in (accusative masculine personal pronoun singular third-person)
en (accusative masculine personal pronoun singular third-person)
im (dative masculine personal pronoun singular third-person)
sin (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
siin (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
si (accusative feminine nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
ire (dative feminine personal pronoun singular third-person)
ire (feminine masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
es (accusative neuter nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
's (accusative neuter nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
-s (accusative neuter nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
im (dative neuter personal pronoun singular third-person)
sin (masculine neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
siin (masculine neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
mir (first-person nominative personal plural pronoun)
mer (first-person nominative personal plural pronoun)
üs (accusative dative first-person personal plural pronoun)
öis (accusative dative first-person personal plural pronoun)
ois (accusative dative first-person personal plural pronoun)
eus (accusative dative first-person personal plural pronoun)
üse (first-person masculine personal plural possessive pronoun)
öise (first-person masculine personal plural possessive pronoun)
oise (first-person masculine personal plural possessive pronoun)
euse (first-person masculine personal plural possessive pronoun)
ir (nominative personal plural pronoun second-person)
ier (nominative personal plural pronoun second-person)
öi (accusative dative personal plural pronoun second-person)
eu (accusative dative personal plural pronoun second-person)
öie (masculine personal plural possessive pronoun second-person)
eure (masculine personal plural possessive pronoun second-person)
si (accusative nominative personal plural pronoun third-person)
ine (dative personal plural pronoun third-person)
ene (dative personal plural pronoun third-person)
-ne (dative personal plural pronoun third-person)
ire (masculine personal plural possessive pronoun third-person)

From Old High German er, from Proto-Germanic *iz. Cognate with German er.


rode

rode (third-person singular simple present rodt, past participle grodt, auxiliary haa)

rodt (present singular third-person)
grodt (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

Äs stoht im Stubli, rod't si nüd.


hit

From Old High German hiutu, from hiu + tagu, a calque of Latin hodie. Cognate with German heute, Dutch heden.

Hit isch dr Jean-Pierre so drüri.


vole

vole (comparative völler, superlative völlscht)

völler (comparative)
völlscht (superlative)

From Middle High German vol, voll, from Old High German foll, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz. Cognate with German voll, Dutch vol, English full, Icelandic fullur.


ir

From Old High German ir, from Proto-Germanic *jīz, a variant of *jūz.


handle

(Uri) to stroke the teats of a dairy cow until they fill with milk


meer

From Old High German mēro, from Proto-Germanic *maizô. Compare German mehr, Dutch meer, Saterland Frisian moor, English more, Icelandic meira, Swedish mera, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 (maiza).


wind

From Old High German wint, from Proto-Germanic *windaz. Cognate with German Wind, Dutch wind, English wind, Icelandic vindur, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds).


pour

From Middle High German būre, gibūre, from Old High German gibūro, from būr (“peasant”). Cognate with German Bauer, Dutch buur, English bower.


go

Short form of gon (“to, towards”). Particle served originally as a preposition (prespositions gon, gan still do). Cognate to (particle/preposition) Alemannic German ga, ge, gi, gu, etc. From Middle High German gon (gan, gen), from Old High German gagan, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Cognate to German gen (“to, towards”), gegen (“against, towards”), Dutch tegen, English gain, gain-, again, against, Icelandic gegn.
Not to be confused with the verb go (“to go”) (gaa, goo, etc.).

I(ch) gang go (ga, ge, gi, gu) schaffe.

I(ch) gahn(e) go schaffe.

I(ch) gang go schlaaffe.

to (particle follows after verbs (such as go, come); placed before infinitive)


go

I(ch) gang go (ga, gi, etc.) Bäärn.

I(ch) gang go (ga, gi, etc.) Züri.

(dated) to, towards (indicating a direction; nowaday often replaced by uf, nach)

to (used a verb preposition; in combination with verbs and often reduplicated. See particle for more)


go

go (goo, goh) (third-person singular simple present goht, past participle ggange, past subjunctive gieng, auxiliary sii)

goo (alternative)
goh (alternative)
goht (present singular third-person)
ggange (participle past)
gieng (past subjunctive)
sii (auxiliary)

Cognate to (verb) Alemannic German gon (“go”), ga, gan, etc. From Middle High German gān (gēn), from Old High German gān, (gēn), from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (“to leave”). Cognate with German gehen, Low German gan, gahn, Dutch gaan, English go, Danish and Swedish gå.
Not to be confused with the particle/preposition go (“to, towards”) (ga, ge, etc.).

inh

(used as an auxiliary time verb for perfect (tense) sentences; placed after verb sii (“being”) and causing an omission of participle gange (“went”))

to go, to walk, step (movement/motion indicating starting point, direction, aim and purpose)

to enter; to step in(side), walk in(side), step in(side) (+ inne (“in(side)”) (ine (“id”)); a room, house, building)

Es muess go (ga, gaa, gah, goo, goh).

to flow (indicating flow direction of a river, stream, creek)


d

The next right. We'll drive down Feldstrasse.

Di nöchscht rächts. Mir fared i d’Fäldschtrass.


d

de (accusative masculine nominative)
dr (Bern accusative masculine nominative)
d (accusative feminine nominative)
s (accusative neuter nominative)
ds (Bern accusative neuter nominative)
d (accusative nominative plural)
em (dative masculine)
em (dative neuter)
de (dative plural)


s

From Middle High German daz, from Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tód, nominative and accusative singular neuter of *só. Cognate with German das, Dutch dat, English that, Icelandic það.

Wüssed Si, Herr Bodmer, das isches, was ich so bewundere an de Schwitzer: Ire Humor. I jedere Situazion s’richtige Wort.
You know, Mr Bodmer, that's what I admire about the Swiss – their humour. The right word for every situation.

1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

D Wohnig isch d Wohnig und ds Business isch ds Business.

Accommodation is accommodation, and business is business.


z

Gfallt der z Huus?


z

Mir wonen z Züri.


z

Das isch z vill.


u

Si hei glachet u der Grossätti het gfunge: „So, jetz wärs Zyt für no chlei öppis z Znacht - u nächär göh mir de ungere.

2008, Ulrich Stuber, Der Bettleschloss-Tüfel:

She laughed and the grandpa opined: „So, now is the time for a little bit of dinner - and afterwards we'll go downstairs.


e

en (accusative masculine nominative)
e (accusative feminine nominative)
es (accusative neuter nominative)
emene (dative masculine)
enere (dative feminine)
emene (dative neuter)


ich

From Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, *ik. Cognate with German ich, Dutch ik, English I, ich, Icelandic ég.


hun

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.


rot

From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz. Cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.


au

From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognate with German auch, Dutch ook, English eke, Swedish och.


vier

From Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr. Cognate with German vier, Dutch vier, English four, Icelandic fjórir.


acht

From Old High German ahto, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu. Cognate with German acht, Dutch acht, English eight, Swedish åtta.


gras

From Middle High German gras, from Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, Proto-Germanic *grasą.
Cognate with German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Icelandic gras.


mega

S Auto isch uu mega schnäll verbiigraast.


der

'S Emilie werd im elterlige Roth
Sich widersetze, wenn …

1856, Jacob Maehly, Rhigmurmel. Gedichte in Basler Mundart, page 187f

Am Tag der Rast, am Tag der Rueh',
 Schout gern dem Kinderg'wimmel,
 De frohe Kinderspiele zue
 's Allvatterherz vum Himmel!

1872, Caspar Hagen, Dichtungen in alemannischer Mundart aus Vorarlberg, page 67:

Was host denn 's Teufels?

1872, Caspar Hagen, Dichtungen in alemannischer Mundart aus Vorarlberg, page 98:

Ho 's Johrs vum Kind nü Batze g'hett,
 Und lützel Garba g'schnitte.

1872, Caspar Hagen, Dichtungen in alemannischer Mundart aus Vorarlberg, page 121:

Der Ehstand ist [...]

1872, Caspar Hagen, Dichtungen in alemannischer Mundart aus Vorarlberg, page 140:

Sie nimmt vum Bett de-n-arme Wurm
 Und [...]

1872, Caspar Hagen, Dichtungen in alemannischer Mundart aus Vorarlberg, page 160:


Schaf

Probably borrowed from German Schaf, or else influenced by it. Doublet of Schooff, which was inherited.


es

1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


es

From Middle High German ëȥ, from Old High German iȥ, from Proto-Germanic *it. Cognate with German es.


Luxus

Borrowed from Latin luxus (“extravagance”).


ganz

From Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, healthy; all, complete”).


wort

From Middle High German wort. Cognate with German Wort, Dutch woord, English word, Icelandic orð.


bloß

From Middle High German bloß, from earlier blōȥ, from Old High German blōz (“bare, naked”). Cognate to German bloß


Narr

From Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, further etymology unknown. Cognate with German Narr, Yiddish נאַר (nar).

unk

unknown


Schnee

head

Schnee m (plural Schnee, diminutive Schneeli or Schneewli)

Schnee (plural)
Schneeli (diminutive)
Schneewli (diminutive)

From Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw.


grün

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.


si

From Old High German siu, from Proto-Germanic *sī. Cognate with German sie (“she; it”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹 (si), Old English sēo.

it (for referents of the feminine grammatical gender)


si

From Old High German sie m pl, sio f pl, siu n pl. Cognate with German sie, Dutch zij.


si

si (accusative masculine nominative singular)

From Middle High German sein, sīn, from Old High German sīn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz. Cognate with German sein, Dutch zijn, West Frisian syn, Icelandic sinn.


si

From Middle High German sīn, from Old High German sīn. Cognate with German sein, Dutch zijn, Low German sien.


nie

From Middle High German nio, from Old High German nio.


waas

From Middle High German waz, from Old High German waz, from Proto-Germanic *hwat. Cognate with German was, Dutch wat, English what, Icelandic hvað.


heilig

From Middle High German hailig, from Old High German heilag.
Cognates
Cognate to German heilig, Dutch heilig, English holy, Icelandic heilagur, Swedish helig, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 (hailags).


hus

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, German Low German Huus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


ja

From Old High German ja, jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja. Cognate with German ja, Dutch ja, English yea, Swedish ja.


Fuchs

Fuchs m (plural Füchs, diminutive Füchsli)

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).


schade

head

schade (third-person singular simple present schadt, past participle gschadt, past subjunctive schadti, auxiliary haa)

schadt (present singular third-person)
gschadt (participle past)
schadti (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German schaden, from Old High German scadōn, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþōn, from Proto-Germanic *skaþōną. Cognate with German schaden, English scathe, Icelandic skaða.

Ufrichtigkeit cha gwüß nüt schade.

1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript)

Then we'll arrive a little earlier. It won't do any harm.

Chömmer halt e chli früner. Schadet a nüt.


ane

Ich bi rächt jung gsi, als ich da ane cho bi.

I was very young when I was brought here.


use

Aber i muess pressiere, daß i bald fertig wirde. Nächär chani use go spiele.

But I need to hurry so I can finish soon. Then I can go out and play.


sinh

From Old High German sīn (“to be”) (with some inflections from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”) and *beuną (“to be, exist, become”)), from Proto-Indo-European *es-, *h₁es- (“to be, exist”). Cognate with German sein.


single

Unadapted borrowing from English single.


kale

Borrowed from French cailler, from Latin coāgulō.


Wasser

From Middle High German waʒʒer, from Old High German waʒʒar. Cognate with German Wasser, Dutch and English water, Icelandic vatn.


gli

From Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic *galīk, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz. Compare German gleich.


hol

From Old High German hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz. Cognate with German hohl, Dutch hol, Saterland Frisian hol, English hollow, Icelandic holur.


dine

I will doch go lose, was sie säge dinne.

I just want to listen to what they're saying inside.


su

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz. Cognate with German Sohn, Dutch zoon, English son, Icelandic sonur.


groß

From Middle High German and Old High German grōz.


ma

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.


gee

gee (third-person singular simple present git, past participle gee, auxiliary haa)

git (present singular third-person)
gee (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

(ditransitive) to give (in various senses)

So öppis gits nume doo!

Something like this only exists here. (literally, “Something like this it gives only here.”)

(impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists. Usually translated as there is/are or there exist(s)


mir

(personal) dative singular of ich: (to) me


hale

From Old High German *halēn. Compare Icelandic hallur (“steep”), from Old Norse hallr (“rock, stone”), from Proto-Germanic *halluz (“rock, stone; rockface, cliff”).


Frau

From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe from Old High German frouwa. Cognate with German Frau, Dutch vrouw, West Frisian frou, Icelandic freyja.

Fròi

Logelheim, Colmar, Durrenentzen, Wintzenheim


rout

From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-West Germanic *raud.
Cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.


singe

head

singe (third-person singular simple present singt, past participle gsunge, auxiliary haa)

singt (present singular third-person)
gsunge (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)


gang

second-person imperative singular of gaa


wi

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.

(Gressoney, Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti) wine


lade

lade (third-person singular simple present ladet, past participle glade, auxiliary haa)

ladet (present singular third-person)
glade (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German laden, from Old High German hladan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaþan.


Aug

From Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô. Cognate with Bavarian Aug, German Auge, Dutch oog, English eye, Icelandic auga, Swedish öga.


halt

From Middle High German halt. Cognate with German halt (adverb).

So we'll arrive a little earlier. Won't do any harm.


hooch

hooch (comparative hööcher, superlative hööchschte)

hööcher (comparative)
hööchschte (superlative)

From Old High German hōh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz. Cognate with German hoch, Dutch hoog, English high, Icelandic hár, Swedish hög.

Der goldig Sunneboge wird hööcher und hööcher.

1966, Georg Thürer, Rund umme Blattetisch, page 59:

The golden sun's path climbs higher and higher.


merde

Borrowed from Italian merda (“shit, crap”).


Chue

Chue f (plural Chüe, diminutive Chueli or Chüeli)

Chüe (plural)
Chueli (diminutive)
Chüeli (diminutive)

From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō.

Müetterli, se b'halt Di Chue, / Will Der au Di Büeßli ge.

1826, Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Alemannische Lieder:

di chue hed es groß bitsi und churz tilje (diese kuh hat ein großes euter und kurze zizen)

1842, Albert Schott, Die deutschen Colonien in Piemont:

the cow has a large udder and short teats

(in Standard German: die letzte Kuh macht die Türe zu — the last cow shuts the door)

1983, Paul Portmann, Di Letschti Chue tuet's Törli zue: schweizerdeutsche Sprichwörter, Huber:


essen

From Old High German ezzan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną. Cognate with German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Swedish äta.


Wald

Wald m (plural Wälder, diminutive Wäldli)

From Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu. Cognate with German Wald, Dutch woud, English wold, Icelandic völlur.


Frucht

From Middle High German fruht, vruht, from Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht (“fruit”). Cognate with German Frucht, Hunsrik Frucht.

(central and northeastern Switzerland) grain, cereal


Nase

Nase f (plural Nase, diminutive Näsli or Näsi)

Nase (plural)
Näsli (diminutive)
Näsi (diminutive)

From Middle High German nase, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu.
Cognate with German Nase, Plautdietsch Näs, Icelandic nös. Dutch neus and English nose derive from an alternative Proto-Germanic form.

(northeast and southwest Switzerland) nose


Blatt

Blatt n (plural Bletter, diminutive Blettli)

From Middle High German blat, plat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą. Cognate with German Blatt, Dutch blad, English blade, Icelandic blað, Swedish blad.

Ufem Wasser schwümme d’Bletter wie chlini Schiffli.

The leaves swim upon the water like little ships.


Vogel

Vogel m (plural Vögel, diminutive Vögeli)

From Old High German fogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Cognate with German Vogel, Dutch vogel, English fowl, Icelandic fugl.

Si suecht und suecht i Stall und Hus –
Das Vögeli ist uf und drus.

She searches and searches in stable and house – the little bird is up and gone.


wend

From Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint.
Cognate with German Wind, Dutch wind, English wind, Icelandic vindur, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds).


lang

lang (comparative lenger, superlative lengscht)

lenger (comparative)
lengscht (superlative)
langi (accusative masculine nominative weak)
langi (accusative feminine nominative weak)
langi (accusative neuter nominative weak)
lange (accusative nominative plural weak)
lange (dative masculine weak)
lange (dative feminine weak)
lange (dative neuter weak)
lange (dative plural weak)
lange (accusative masculine nominative strong)
langi (accusative feminine nominative strong)
langs (accusative neuter nominative strong)
langi (accusative nominative plural strong)
lange (dative masculine strong)
lange (dative feminine strong)
lange (dative neuter strong)
lange (dative plural strong)

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang. Cognate with German lang, Dutch lang, English long, Icelandic langur.


meng

From Old High German manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz.


grad

From Middle High German gerade, gerat, from Old High German rado (“fast”, adverb), from rad (“fast”, adjective), from Proto-West Germanic *hrad (“quick, hasty”). Cognate with German gerade.

der

We're eating at the moment, but you can gladly join us for dinner if you like.

Mir si grad am Esse, aber Si gönd gern mitesse, wen Si wend.


Gülle

From Middle High German gülle (“puddle”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *guljō, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeyh₁- (“to gape, yawn”), whence Proto-Germanic *gīnaną. Cognate with German Gülle (“liquid manure”), Cimbrian gülla (“vomit”), also Middle Low German gōle (“swamp”), Swedish göl (“puddle”), dialectal Norwegian gyl (“cleft”), and Finnish kulju (“quagmire”) (which was borrowed from North Germanic).

puddle, especially of slurry (liquid manure)


hoar

From Middle High German hār, from Old High German hār. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

(Gressoney, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)


uu

I ha di uu gärn.


Altar

From Old High German altar, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Compare German Alter, German Low German Oller, Saterland Frisian Oaler, Icelandic aldur.


Ange

From Middle High German ange, from Old High German ango, from Proto-Germanic *angô. Cognate with dialectal German Ange.


Au

From Old High German au, awi, ou, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Cognate with German Aue, Dutch ooi, English ewe, Icelandic ær.


Bor

From Italian porro (“leek, wart”), from Latin porrum.

Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum#Translingual

(Uri) wild leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum)


Anke

→ German: Anke

From Middle High German anke, from Old High German ancho, from Proto-West Germanic *ankwō. Cognate with Latin unguen (“fat, grease”) and Old Irish imb (“butter”).


Beck

from Middle High German becke, from Old High German becko, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”).


Bier

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”).
Cognate with German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer.


Gruppe

Borrowed from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, groppo, from Vulgar Latin *cruppus, (cf. Renaissance Latin grupus), from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz (“lump, group, body, crop”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewb- (“to crumple, bend, crawl”). Compare Bavarian Grubbm, German Gruppe, English group, Dutch groep, Yiddish גרופּע (grupe).

der

Akademie-Verlag
Berlin
Wolfgang Pfeifer (etymologist)


Hag

From Middle High German hac, from Old High German hag, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō. Cognate with German Hag.


Hang

S Wägli goot über e risigi Wurzle, über en Felsblock, do gsiet er sin Murmelisee: blau, friedlich, rundume di gäle Herbschtgräsli, di hoche Felswänd, Wolke und Wind. Was bewegt sich döt, zä Schritt oben em Hang? Murmeli! D Muetter spilt mit em Chind. Eis isch gad uf de Rugge gfalle, s ander gumped ufs ufe. Si gooped, si renned weg, schlipfed us, trooled de Hang ab.

2010, Silas W., “Engadin im Oktober”, in Geliebtes Leben - trotzdem: Autobiographische Skizzen, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 115:


Gras

head

Gras n (plural Gräser, diminutive Gräsli)


Glas

Glas n (plural Gleser, diminutive Glesli)

From Middle High German glas, from Old High German glas, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Cognate with German Glas, Dutch glas, English glass.


Hund

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.


Lade

From Middle High German laden, lade (“board; plank; shutter; shop”), from Old High German *lado, from Proto-Germanic *laþô.

Gömmer no in Lade go poschte?


Maa

Maa m (plural Mane or Manne, diminutive Maali or Mändli)

Mane (plural)
Manne (plural)
Maali (diminutive)
Mändli (diminutive)

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).


Meer

From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari. Cognate with German Meer, Dutch meer (“lake”), English mere (“sea, lake”).


Lid

From Old High German lid (“limb, member”), from Proto-Germanic *liþuz (“joint, body part”).

inh

(Uri, anatomy) The hindquarters of a slaughter animal.


Mies

From Middle High German mies, from Old High German mios, an ablauted form of mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą (“moss, bog”). Cognate with German Mies.


Mond

From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Cognate with German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).


Land

From Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą. Cognate with German Land, Dutch, English, and Danish land, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land).


Putsch

head

Putsch m (plural Pütsch, diminutive Pütschli)


Putsch

Putsch m (plural Putsch, diminutive Pütschli)

desctree

→ German: Putsch
→ Czech: puč
→ English: putsch
→ Esperanto: puĉo
→ French: putsch
→ Hungarian: puccs
→ Polish: pucz
→ Portuguese: putsch
→ Romanian: puci
→ Russian: путч (putč)
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic script: пуч
Latin script: puč

onomatopoeic

Imitative


Se

From Middle High German senne, from Old High German senno (“(cow) milker”), probably from an Alpine Celtic language; compare Proto-Celtic *sɸenyos (“teat, nipple”). Cognate with German Senn.


Rind

From Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind, hrind, from Proto-West Germanic *hrinþ, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz. Cognate with German Rind.


Red

From Middle High German rede, from Old High German redia, radia, from Proto-Germanic *raþjǭ, *raþjō. Cognate with German Rede, English rede.


Mann

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-.
Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).


Summer

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, Bavarian Summer, Luxembourgish Summer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.


Turner

From Latin tornus (“lathe, potter's wheel”), from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos, “carpenter's tool for drawing a circle; turning lathe”).

der

(Uri) A device used to turn cheese vats.


Tag

head

Tag m (genitive Tags, plural Täg or Tag)

Tags (genitive)
Täg (plural)
Tag (plural)

Inherited from Middle High German tag, tac, from Old High German tag, tac, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz. Cognate with German Tag, Dutch dag, English day, Icelandic dagur, Swedish dag, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (dags).

Nei, öppis Lüstigers hä-n-ich doch Tags

1853, J. Stutz, Gemälde aus dem Volksleben in Zürcherischer Mundart, 6th small volume, p. 200


See

Middle High German sē, from Old High German sē. Cognate with German See.


Si

ich (first-person nominative personal pronoun singular)
i (first-person nominative personal pronoun singular)
mich (accusative first-person personal pronoun singular)
mi (accusative first-person personal pronoun singular)
mir (dative first-person personal pronoun singular)
mier (dative first-person personal pronoun singular)
mer (dative first-person personal pronoun singular)
min (first-person masculine personal possessive pronoun singular)
miin (first-person masculine personal possessive pronoun singular)
du (familiar nominative personal pronoun second-person singular)
dich (accusative familiar personal pronoun second-person singular)
di (accusative familiar personal pronoun second-person singular)
dir (dative familiar personal pronoun second-person singular)
dier (dative familiar personal pronoun second-person singular)
din (familiar masculine personal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
diin (familiar masculine personal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
Si (accusative nominative personal polite pronoun second-person singular)
Ine (dative personal polite pronoun second-person singular)
Ene (dative personal polite pronoun second-person singular)
-ne (dative personal polite pronoun second-person singular)
Ire (masculine personal polite possessive pronoun second-person singular)
er (masculine nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
in (accusative masculine personal pronoun singular third-person)
en (accusative masculine personal pronoun singular third-person)
im (dative masculine personal pronoun singular third-person)
sin (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
siin (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
si (accusative feminine nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
ire (dative feminine personal pronoun singular third-person)
ire (feminine masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
es (accusative neuter nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
's (accusative neuter nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
-s (accusative neuter nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
im (dative neuter personal pronoun singular third-person)
sin (masculine neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
siin (masculine neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
mir (first-person nominative personal plural pronoun)
mer (first-person nominative personal plural pronoun)
üs (accusative dative first-person personal plural pronoun)
öis (accusative dative first-person personal plural pronoun)
ois (accusative dative first-person personal plural pronoun)
eus (accusative dative first-person personal plural pronoun)
üse (first-person masculine personal plural possessive pronoun)
öise (first-person masculine personal plural possessive pronoun)
oise (first-person masculine personal plural possessive pronoun)
euse (first-person masculine personal plural possessive pronoun)
ir (nominative personal plural pronoun second-person)
ier (nominative personal plural pronoun second-person)
öi (accusative dative personal plural pronoun second-person)
eu (accusative dative personal plural pronoun second-person)
öie (masculine personal plural possessive pronoun second-person)
eure (masculine personal plural possessive pronoun second-person)
si (accusative nominative personal plural pronoun third-person)
ine (dative personal plural pronoun third-person)
ene (dative personal plural pronoun third-person)
-ne (dative personal plural pronoun third-person)
ire (masculine personal plural possessive pronoun third-person)

See si (“they”). Cognate with German Sie.


Nazi

Der Bossel vom Fischkal, der Nazi, het mer's gstekt, / Un noch zwai Beddelvögt.

1816, Johann Georg Daniel Arnold, Der Pfingstmontag: Lustspiel in Straßburger Mundart:

(uncommon after the mid-1900s) a diminutive of the male given name Ignaz, from Latin


abe

Wetsch scho wider abe?

Do you already want down / off (i.e. alight) again?


hei

From Old High German heim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem, also Albanian komb.


Tenn

From Old High German tenni, from Proto-West Germanic *danni.


hx

>> >> >Du meinst das zerrt zuviel^([sic]) an den Nerven ?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >Es hat gezerrt! ;-)
>> q.e.d. ;o)
>??? ;-)
w.z.b.w. bzw. hx (häsch gseh) ;o)

1999 October 27, Urs Gfeller, “Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten”, in at.freizeit.nonsens (Usenet):


Masche

From Middle High German masche, from Old High German masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā.
Cognate with German Masche, Dutch maas, English mesh, Swedish maska. Perhaps borrowed from another Germanic language (such as Standard German), as expected inherited form is *Mäsche.


Heer

From Middle High German herre, from Old High German hērro (“master”), comparative of hēr (“gray-haired, old; noble, venerable”), from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“gray; aged, old, distinguished”).
Cognate with German Herr (“Mr.; gentleman; master; Lord”), Dutch heer (“lord, master; gentleman”), English hoar (“greyish-white; antiquity”), Scottish Gaelic ciar (“swarthy, dark; gloomy, depressed”).


Bett

From Middle High German bet, bette, from Old High German betti, from Proto-West Germanic *badi.
Cognate with German Bett, Dutch bed, English bed, Swedish bädd, Icelandic beður.


Aare

(unit of measurement) are, 100 square metres


har

From Middle High German har, from Old High German hier, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr.


sii

head

sii (third-person singular simple present isch, past participle gsii, past subjunctive weer, auxiliary sii)

isch (present singular third-person)
gsii (participle past)
weer (past subjunctive)
sii (auxiliary)
sii (infinitive)
gsii (participle past)
bi (first-person indicative present singular)
bin (first-person indicative present singular)
bisch (indicative present second-person singular)
isch (indicative present singular third-person)
sind (first-person indicative plural present)
sind (indicative plural present second-person)
sind (indicative plural present third-person)
sig (first-person present singular subjunctive)
siigesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sig (present singular subjunctive third-person)
siige (first-person plural present subjunctive)
siiget (plural present second-person subjunctive)
siige (plural present subjunctive third-person)
wär (first-person past singular subjunctive)
wër (first-person past singular subjunctive)
wäresch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
wär (past singular subjunctive third-person)
wër (past singular subjunctive third-person)
wäre (first-person past plural subjunctive)
wäret (past plural second-person subjunctive)
wäre (past plural subjunctive third-person)
biss (imperative second-person singular)
sind (imperative plural second-person)

From Middle High German sin, from Old High German sīn (“to be”) (with some inflections from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”) and *beuną (“to be, exist, become”)), from Proto-Indo-European *es-, *h₁es- (“to be, exist”). Cognate with German sein.

1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

Coordinate term: haa

(auxiliary, taking a past participle) to have (used in forming the perfect tense)


Raub

From Middle High German roup, from Old High German roub, from Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz (“rape, pillage; spoils; garment, robe”). Cognate with German Raub (“robbery”), Dutch roof (“robbery”), English reif (“robbery”).


heim

From Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic *haim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem, also Albanian komb.


Nuss

From Middle High German and Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts. Cognate with German Nuss, Dutch noot, English nut, Icelandic hnut.


Laube

From Middle High German loube, from Old High German louba, from Proto-West Germanic *laubijā.


Tanne

From Middle High German tanne, from Old High German tanna, from Proto-Germanic *dannǭ. Cognate with German Tanne.


Fass

head

Fass n (plural Fässer, diminutive Fässli)


Schild

(Uri) A triangle-shaped snow deposition formed as a result of a small avalanche.


ain

From Middle High German ein, from Old High German ain, from Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz. Cognate with German ein, Dutch een, English one, an, Swedish en.


pur

From Middle High German būre, gibūre, from Old High German gibūro, from būr (“peasant”). Cognate with German Bauer, Dutch buur, English bower.


sus

From Middle High German sus. Compare German sonst.

138 […] Äs seï ä schwarzä Maa mitemä Huet gsii, aber uuni Chopf. «Ich haa ds Büechli nid beï mer, sus hett nä aagsprocha...», heï dr Pfarrer Zwyfel gsäit. Gsii isch es dr Ggaueler.

1968/1969, Alois Senti with Robert Wildhaber, “Die Sagen der Gemeinde Flums [The sagas of the municipality Flums]”, in Schweizerisches Archiv für Volkskunde, volume 65, number 3/4, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Volkskunde, published 1969, Vum Ggaueler, page 154:

138 […] It has [reportedly] been a black man with a hat but without a head. “I don't have this booklet on me, otherwise I would have talked to him...” has pastor Zwyfel [reportedly] said. It has been the Ggaueler.

Wägemä äinzigä Moul hät aber niemert müügä nämis säägä. Sus hett jo dr Leïrer Aberli schu än Uusreïd gfundä, ass er nid hett müessä guu.

1970, Alois Senti, Häxäwärch: Sibä Gschichtä im Flumsertiäläggt, Mels: Verlag des Sarganserländers, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 27:

But nobody wanted to say anything [only] because of a single time. Otherwise the teacher Aberli would have found an excuse anyway so that he wouldn't have had to go.


rede

rede (third-person singular simple present redt, past participle gredt, auxiliary haa)

redt (present singular third-person)
gredt (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German reden, from Old High German redōn, rediōn, from reda, redia, radia (“speech, talking”), from Proto-Germanic *raþjǭ, *raþjō (“accountability, speech”). Cognate with German reden.

der

I cha nit rede. Es drückt mer der Atem ab.

I cannot speak. It takes my breath away.


seer

From Middle High German sēr, from Old High German sēr (“sored, injured”), from Proto-West Germanic *sair. Cognate with German sehr.

Hät mi seer gfroit, Sii kännezlärne.

(literally, “(It) gladdened me very to get to know (polite) you.”)


gros

From Old High German gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą. Cognate with German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Icelandic gras.


pum

Borrowed from Piedmontese pom, from Latin pōmum.


cha

gsw-conj-uri

chëm, chëmi, chëmt, chëmti, chiem, chiemi

cha (infinitive)
cha (participle past)
chuume (first-person indicative present singular)
chunsch (indicative present second-person singular)
chunt (indicative present singular third-person)
chemme (first-person indicative plural present)
chemmet (indicative plural present second-person)
chemme (indicative plural present third-person)
chemm (first-person present singular subjunctive)
chemmi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
chemmesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
chemm (present singular subjunctive third-person)
chemmi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
chemme (first-person plural present subjunctive)
chemmet (plural present second-person subjunctive)
chemme (plural present subjunctive third-person)
chëm (first-person past singular subjunctive)
chëmi (first-person past singular subjunctive)
chëmt (first-person past singular subjunctive)
chëmti (first-person past singular subjunctive)
chiem (first-person past singular subjunctive)
chiemi (first-person past singular subjunctive)
chëmesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
chëmtesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
chiemesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
chëm (past singular subjunctive third-person)
chëmi (past singular subjunctive third-person)
chëmt (past singular subjunctive third-person)
chëmti (past singular subjunctive third-person)
chiem (past singular subjunctive third-person)
chiemi (past singular subjunctive third-person)
chëme (first-person past plural subjunctive)
chëmte (first-person past plural subjunctive)
chieme (first-person past plural subjunctive)
chëmet (past plural second-person subjunctive)
chëmtet (past plural second-person subjunctive)
chieme (past plural second-person subjunctive)
chëme (past plural subjunctive third-person)
chëmte (past plural subjunctive third-person)
chieme (past plural subjunctive third-person)
chu (imperative second-person singular)
chemmet (imperative plural second-person)

From Old High German kweman, chuman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną. Cognate with German kommen, Dutch komen, English come, Icelandic koma, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (qiman).


hert

From Middle High German hart, herte, from Old High German hart.
Cognates
Cognate with German hart, Low German hard, hart, Dutch hard, English hard, Danish hård.


tue

head

tue (third-person singular simple present tuet, past participle taa, past subjunctive täät, auxiliary haa)

tuet (present singular third-person)
taa (participle past)
täät (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)
tue (infinitive)
taa (participle past)
tuet (participle past)
tu (first-person indicative present singular)
tuesch (indicative present second-person singular)
tuet (indicative present singular third-person)
tue (first-person indicative plural present)
tüent (indicative plural present second-person)
tue (indicative plural present third-person)
tüeg (first-person present singular subjunctive)
tüegi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
tüegesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
tüeg (present singular subjunctive third-person)
tüegi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
tüege (first-person plural present subjunctive)
tüege (plural present second-person subjunctive)
tüege (plural present subjunctive third-person)
tät (first-person past singular subjunctive)
tätti (first-person past singular subjunctive)
tättesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
tät (past singular subjunctive third-person)
tätti (past singular subjunctive third-person)
tätte (first-person past plural subjunctive)
tätte (past plural second-person subjunctive)
tätte (past plural subjunctive third-person)
tu (imperative second-person singular)
tüent (imperative plural second-person)

From Upper Middle High German tüejen, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-Germanic *dōną. Cognate with German tun, Dutch doen, West Frisian dwaan, English do.

I tät scho gärn schpiele und jage.

Dr Vater goht und lot's älei. / Hät dänkt, es täg dem Göifli guet.

1908, Meinrad Lienert, ‘s Heiwili, page 5:

The father goes and leaves her alone. He'd thought it would do the child good.


Miller

French: Miller


choo

choo (third-person singular simple present chunt, past participle choo, past subjunctive cheem, auxiliary sii)

chunt (present singular third-person)
choo (participle past)
cheem (past subjunctive)
sii (auxiliary)

From Old High German kweman, chuman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną. Compare German kommen, Dutch komen, English come, Icelandic koma, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (qiman).

He, Fritz, chunsch mit is?

«Frigg, chunsch au a d Landsgmei?» rüeft der Balz uf em Brüggli vum Büehlhuus.

1966, Georg Thürer, “Im Landsgmei-Ring”, in Rund umme Blattetisch, page 12:

‘Frigg, will you be coming to the Landsgemeinde too?’ Balz called from the steps of the Bühlhaus.


jung

From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.


nomu

From Old High German namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô. Cognate with German Name, Dutch naam, English name, Icelandic nafn.


Schloß

„I gang ins Wirtshaus!“ brüelts, und drüber chracht
E Thür in's Schloß, es grüselet eim fast,
Und usen-n-in die sternehelli Nacht

Aus dem Wiesenthale. Gedichte von Georg Uehlin. Schopfheim, 1869, p. 32

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Stürmt a mer dure-n Ein in Zorn und Brast.


Haupt

From Middle High German houpt, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kaput-. Compare German Haupt, Dutch hoofd, German Low German Hööft, Häuft, Saterland Frisian Hööft, English head, Crimean Gothic hoef.


Löffel

Löffel m (plural Löffel, diminutive Löffeli)

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”). Cognate with German Löffel, Dutch lepel, Plautdietsch Läpel.


wetter

From Middle High German weter, from Old High German wetar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą (“weather”).


olt

From Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, Dutch oud, English old.


wii

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.


attu

From Old High German atto, from Proto-Germanic *attô. Cognate with Dutch ette, West Frisian heit, Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta), also Latin atta.

(Issime, Carcoforo, Formazza) father, dad


weder

From Old High German wedar (“which of the two”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros.
Compare German weder (“neither”), Dutch weer (“again”), English whether, Icelandic hvor (“which”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂 (ƕaþar, “which”).


weder

(Uri) Indicates that one is resuming what they were previously saying after being interrupted: "anyways", "back to what I was saying"


Stier

From Middle High German stier (“bull”), from Old High German stior (“bull, calf of a bull”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz. Cognate with German Stier, Dutch stier, English steer, Icelandic stjór.


-ismus

From Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).


schier

From Middle High German schier, from Old High German skiaro (“fast, immediately”). Cognate with German schier.


bem

From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Cognate with German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.


Ross

From Middle High German ros (“horse”), from Old High German ros, hros (“horse”), from Proto-West Germanic *hross (“horse”).


spere

From Middle High German sperren, from Old High German sperran (“to put up rafters, beams; to barricade”), from sper (“spear”), from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic *speru.


sanft

From Middle High German semfte, senfte, sanfte, from Old High German semfti, from Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī).

(Uri) easy, especially of a physical task


zam

From Old High German zam, from Proto-Germanic *tamaz (“tame”). Cognate with German zahm, Dutch tam, English tame, Icelandic tamur.


Esel

From Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, a borrowing from Late Latin asellus.


hoh

From Middle High German and Old High German hāben, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną.
Compare German haben, Dutch hebben, West Frisian hawwe, English have, Icelandic hafa.


Gesetz

From Middle High German gesetze, gesetzede, from Old High German gisezzida (“fixing, determination, assessment”), from sezzen (“to make sit, set, put”), from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan (“to set, put down”).


Henne

From Middle High German henne, from Old High German henna. Cognate with German Henne, Dutch hen, English hen, Icelandic hæna.


Schopf

head

Schopf m (plural Schöpf, diminutive Schöpfli)

Grossvatter, geschter hämmer s Schöpfli gruumet.

2009, Andreas Neeser, No alles gliich wie morn, page 15:

Grandfather, yesterday we cleared out the little shed.


Spatz

Spatz m (plural Spatze, diminutive Spätzli)

From Middle High German spaz, spatze, a diminutive of spare, from Old High German sparo (“sparrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *sparwō. Cognate with German Spatz.


Stich

From Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki. Cognate with German Stich, Dutch steek, English stick.


sunna

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā (“sun”).


Wunsch

wünsch

wish (verb form, 1st person singular indicative present)


lieb

lieb (comparative lieber, superlative liebscht)

lieber (comparative)
liebscht (superlative)
liebi (accusative masculine nominative weak)
liebi (accusative feminine nominative weak)
liebi (accusative neuter nominative weak)
liebe (accusative nominative plural weak)
liebe (dative masculine weak)
liebe (dative feminine weak)
liebe (dative neuter weak)
liebe (dative plural weak)
liebe (accusative masculine nominative strong)
liebi (accusative feminine nominative strong)
liebs (accusative neuter nominative strong)
liebi (accusative nominative plural strong)
liebe (dative masculine strong)
liebe (dative feminine strong)
liebe (dative neuter strong)
liebe (dative plural strong)

From Middle High German liep, from Old High German liob, liub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz. Cognate with German lieb, Dutch lief, English lief, Icelandic ljúfur.


lamm

From Middle High German and Old High German lam, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz. Cognate with German lahm, Dutch lam, English lame, Swedish lam.


alee

Was isch jetz für Zit? Scho drü? Alee, pressier, pressier.

What time is it? Already three? Come on, hurry, hurry.


häi

From Häi (“home”), from Old High German heim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Compare German heim.


mache

Compare German machen, Dutch maken, English make, West Frisian meitsje.


Läufer

From Middle High German löufer (“runner”), from Old High German loufāri. Cognate to German Läufer, Dutch loper, English leaper, Swedish löpare.


chifle

From Chifel (“jaw”), from Middle High German kivele, from Old High German kifel, from Proto-West Germanic *kafl.


galt

From Middle High German galt.
Compare Cimbrian galt (“not milch; barren”), Carinthian galt (“infertile or pregnant (therefore not milch)”), Swabian gall (“(of sheep) not pregnant”), German gelt (“infertile”), Tyrolean galt (“unfarmed land”), Danish gold (“barren; sterile; not milch”), Old Swedish galdvider (“barren tree”).


hoor

From Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

(Carcoforo, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)


mà

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).


trinche

From Middle High German trinken, from Old High German trinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną. Cognate with German trinken, Dutch drinken, English drink, Icelandic drekka.


brot

From Middle High German and Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic *braud. Cognate with German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread, Icelandic brauð.


grien

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.


no

Bisch no do?

Er chunt scho no.

eventually (at an unknown time in the future)

Sii hät grad no so gwunne.

Das isch sogar no schönner.


heen

From Old High German hāben, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną. Compare German haben, Dutch hebben, West Frisian hawwe, English have, Icelandic hafa.


hè

From Old High German hāben, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną. Cognate with German haben, Dutch hebben, West Frisian hawwe, English have, Icelandic hafa.


erbe

From Old High German erben, from erbi (“heritage”), from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją. Cognate with German erben, Dutch erven.


milch

From Old High German miluh, from Proto-Germanic *meluks. Cognate with German Milch, Dutch melk, English milk, Swedish mjölk, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks).


cho

cho (infinitive)
cho (participle past)
chuume (first-person indicative present singular)
chunsch (indicative present second-person singular)
chunt (indicative present singular third-person)
chemme (first-person indicative plural present)
chemmet (indicative plural present second-person)
chemme (indicative plural present third-person)
chemm (first-person present singular subjunctive)
chemmi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
chemmesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
chemm (present singular subjunctive third-person)
chemmi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
chemme (first-person plural present subjunctive)
chemmet (plural present second-person subjunctive)
chemme (plural present subjunctive third-person)
chëm (first-person past singular subjunctive)
chëmi (first-person past singular subjunctive)
chëmt (first-person past singular subjunctive)
chëmti (first-person past singular subjunctive)
chiem (first-person past singular subjunctive)
chiemi (first-person past singular subjunctive)
chëmesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
chëmtesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
chiemesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
chëm (past singular subjunctive third-person)
chëmi (past singular subjunctive third-person)
chëmt (past singular subjunctive third-person)
chëmti (past singular subjunctive third-person)
chiem (past singular subjunctive third-person)
chiemi (past singular subjunctive third-person)
chëme (first-person past plural subjunctive)
chëmte (first-person past plural subjunctive)
chieme (first-person past plural subjunctive)
chëmet (past plural second-person subjunctive)
chëmtet (past plural second-person subjunctive)
chieme (past plural second-person subjunctive)
chëme (past plural subjunctive third-person)
chëmte (past plural subjunctive third-person)
chieme (past plural subjunctive third-person)
chu (imperative second-person singular)
chemmet (imperative plural second-person)

From Old High German kweman, chuman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną. Cognate with German kommen, Dutch komen, English come, Icelandic koma, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (qiman).


Hell

From Middle High German helle, from Old High German hellia, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju. Cognate with German Hölle, Dutch hel, English hell, Icelandic hel.


Haag

From Middle High German hac, from Old High German hag (“fence; wall, dam”), from Proto-West Germanic *hagō.


wiss

From Old High German wīz, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Cognate with German weiß, Dutch wit, English white, Icelandic hvítur.

(Gressoney, Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti, Formazza) white


geng

From Middle High German ganz, from Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, healthy; all, complete”).


alls

From Middle High German alles, allez, from Old High German allez, allaz, neuter form of al, all (“all”). Cognate with German alles; compare Dutch alles, West Frisian alles, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 (allata).


asse

From Old High German ezzan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną. Cognate with German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Swedish äta.


hous

From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


springe

head

springe (third-person singular simple present springt, past participle gsprunge, auxiliary sii)

springt (present singular third-person)
gsprunge (participle past)
sii (auxiliary)

From Middle High German springen, from Old High German springan, from Proto-Germanic *springaną. Cognate with German springen, Dutch springen, English spring, Icelandic springa.

Bisch du de nit ids Wasser gschprunge?


allei

1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

Thank you, but we'll find it on our own.


siin

siin (accusative masculine nominative)
sini (accusative feminine nominative)
siis (accusative neuter nominative)
sini (accusative nominative plural)
siim (dative masculine)
siner (dative feminine)
siim (dative neuter)
sine (dative plural)

From Middle High German sein, sīn, from Old High German sīn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz (“his/hers/its/their own”). Cognate with German sein, Dutch zijn, West Frisian syn, Icelandic sinn.


Moloch

Frau: Soll ich myn arme Bueb dem Moloch Mammon opfere?

(Can we date this quote?), W. F. Niedermann, edited by O. Sutermeister, Zwei einaktigi Lustspiel. Liecht ufz'füehre i Verein und Familie (Sammlung deutsch-schweizerischer Mundart-Literatur: Aus dem Kanton Zürich. Siebentes Heft), Orell Füßli, →OCLC, Terzett mit Hindernisse. Lustspielszene, page 11:

Wife: Should I sacrifice my poor boy to the Moloch Mammon?

43 Nääi, iir händ im Moloch sy Zälthäiligdum und s Stäärnbild vom Gott Räfan mitgfiert. Sottigi Götzebilder händ iir öich gmacht, as er sy könned aabätte. Wägedämm wiird yych öich in d Verbannig fiere — no vyyl wyter als nach Babylon.›

2018 February 1, Jürg Meier ["uf Baaseldütsch überdräit und uusegää vom Jürg Meier"], “In dr Wieschti duet s Volgg nid foolge”, in S Wiirgge vo den Aboschdle, brichted vom Lukas (Dasch dr Hammer!: S nöie Teschdamänt uf Baaseldütsch; 3), BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 41:

43 No, you have carried along Moloch's tent sanctuary and the star sign of the God Remphan. Such graven images have you made for yourselves, so that you can praise them. Therefore, I will lead you into exile — even much farther than to Babylon.›

I dr Grasdeeri het me denn aube no ds Gras u nid ds Trocheguet gwoge. «Du bischt es schöns donner Chaub. Wiischt, wi viu das de hesch glade? Brutto 4860 Kilo, fascht 5 Tone! Sövu ladi ja nid emau d Bure hie nide mit de grosse Traktore. U du chunnscht mit däm liechte Jeepli u mit eme settige Moloch us em Erix use», het dr Grasdeeri-Chef gsiit, won er das Fueder het gwoge.

2011, Daniel Aeschlimann, Eriz - zwischen alter und neuer Zeit: Geschichte und Geschichten aus dem Leben von 12 Generationen Bauern, Küher und Bergbauern während 400 Jahren, Weber AG Verlag, →ISBN, page 153:

Aber als Bärner bisch ja sowiso gärn chli hingerdry. Läck Bobby da muesch ufpasse, das nüüt a dir lasch la verby gah! Wül L.A. – das darfsch mer gloube – isch e Moloch, es Monschter vo re Stadt.

2021 March 26, Roland Zoss, Hippie-Härz: e Trip dür d Seventies, 2nd edition, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9:

But, as a Bernese, you like being a bit behind anyway. Dear Lord, there you have to be careful, so that let nothing get past you! Because L.A. - this you can believe me - is a monstrosity, a monster of a city.


tole

From Middle High German doln, from Old High German dolēn (“to endure”).


Geschirr

From Middle High German geschirre (“harness, gear”), from Old High German giskirri, giscirri (literally “the trimmed (thing)”), from skeran (“to shear”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną. Cognate with German Geschirr.


Määri

From Middle High German mære, from Old High German māri, from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz. Cognate with German Mär (“fairytale”), obsolete English mere (“famous”), Icelandic mærð (“flattery, praise”), Irish mór (“big, great”).


watter

From Middle High German weter, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą (“weather”).


hä

hä (infinitive)
ghä (participle past)
hä (first-person indicative present singular)
hesch (indicative present second-person singular)
het (indicative present singular third-person)
hä (first-person indicative plural present)
heint (indicative plural present second-person)
hä (indicative plural present third-person)
heig (first-person present singular subjunctive)
heigi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
heigesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
heig (present singular subjunctive third-person)
heigi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
heige (first-person plural present subjunctive)
heiget (plural present second-person subjunctive)
heige (plural present subjunctive third-person)
hät (first-person past singular subjunctive)
hätti (first-person past singular subjunctive)
hättesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
hät (past singular subjunctive third-person)
hätti (past singular subjunctive third-person)
hätte (first-person past plural subjunctive)
hättet (past plural second-person subjunctive)
hätte (past plural subjunctive third-person)
häb (imperative second-person singular)
heint (imperative plural second-person)

From Old High German hāben, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną. Compare German haben, Dutch hebben, West Frisian hawwe, English have, Icelandic hafa.


Tuure

Probably from Middle High German turn, turm, from Old High German torn, borrowed via Old French from Latin turris. Compare German Turm.


Tuure

(Uri, colloquial) Hospental Castle, a castle in Hospental, Switzerland.


nett

head

nett (comparative netter, superlative nettischt)

netter (comparative)
nettischt (superlative)
netti (accusative masculine nominative weak)
netti (accusative feminine nominative weak)
netti (accusative neuter nominative weak)
nette (accusative nominative plural weak)
nette (dative masculine weak)
nette (dative feminine weak)
nette (dative neuter weak)
nette (dative plural weak)
nette (accusative masculine nominative strong)
netti (accusative feminine nominative strong)
netts (accusative neuter nominative strong)
netti (accusative nominative plural strong)
nette (dative masculine strong)
nette (dative feminine strong)
nette (dative neuter strong)
nette (dative plural strong)

From Lower Rhenish Late Middle High German nett, from Middle Dutch net (“neat, decent, pretty”), from Old French net (“neat, decent”), from Latin nitidus. Cognate with German nett.


bringe

head

bringe (third-person singular simple present bringt, past participle praacht, auxiliary haa)

bringt (present singular third-person)
praacht (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German bringen. Compare German bringen, Dutch brengen, English bring, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (briggan).


hüüd

(Uri, prevocalic) Alternative form of hüt (“today”)


hääl

From Old High German hāli, from Proto-Germanic *hēli- (“slippery, deceitful”), related to *helaną (“to conceal, hide”). Compare Swedish hal.


regu

From Middle High German regen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-Germanic *regną.


altu

From Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, Dutch oud, English old.


nää

head

nää (third-person singular simple present nimt, past participle gnaa, past subjunctive nääm, auxiliary haa)

nimt (present singular third-person)
gnaa (participle past)
nääm (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Old High German neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to give or take ones due”). Compare German nehmen, Dutch nemen, English nim, Icelandic nema, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman).

der

Would you like to take a seat in the waiting-room?


Geschäft

From Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti. Cognate with German Geschäft.


bruder

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Cognate with German Bruder, Dutch broer, broeder, English brother, West Frisian broer, Icelandic bróðir.


woni

Ich bi 7 Jahr alt gsi, woni i d Schwiiz zoge bin.

I was seven when I moved to Switzerland.


Athene

Audio


gaa

head

gaa (third-person singular simple present gaat, past participle ggange, past subjunctive gieng, auxiliary sii)

gaat (present singular third-person)
ggange (participle past)
gieng (past subjunctive)
sii (auxiliary)
gaa (infinitive)
ggange (participle past)
gaa (first-person indicative present singular)
gaasch (indicative present second-person singular)
gaat (indicative present singular third-person)
gaa (first-person indicative plural present)
gäänt (indicative plural present second-person)
gëënt (indicative plural present second-person)
gaa (indicative plural present third-person)
gëë (first-person present singular subjunctive)
gäng (first-person present singular subjunctive)
gängi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
gëëesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
gängesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
gëë (present singular subjunctive third-person)
gäng (present singular subjunctive third-person)
gängi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
gëëe (first-person plural present subjunctive)
gange (first-person plural present subjunctive)
gëëet (plural present second-person subjunctive)
gange (plural present second-person subjunctive)
gëëe (plural present subjunctive third-person)
gange (plural present subjunctive third-person)
gieng (first-person past singular subjunctive)
giengi (first-person past singular subjunctive)
giengesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
gieng (past singular subjunctive third-person)
giengi (past singular subjunctive third-person)
gienge (first-person past plural subjunctive)
gienget (past plural second-person subjunctive)
gienge (past plural subjunctive third-person)
gang (imperative second-person singular)
gänt (imperative plural second-person)
gënt (imperative plural second-person)
gaa (infinitive)
ggange (participle past)
gaa (first-person indicative present singular)
gaasch (indicative present second-person singular)
gaat (indicative present singular third-person)
gaa (first-person indicative plural present)
gäänt (indicative plural present second-person)
gëënt (indicative plural present second-person)
gaa (indicative plural present third-person)
gëë (first-person present singular subjunctive)
gäng (first-person present singular subjunctive)
gängi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
gëëesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
gängesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
gëë (present singular subjunctive third-person)
gäng (present singular subjunctive third-person)
gängi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
gëëe (first-person plural present subjunctive)
gange (first-person plural present subjunctive)
gëëet (plural present second-person subjunctive)
gange (plural present second-person subjunctive)
gëëe (plural present subjunctive third-person)
gange (plural present subjunctive third-person)
gät (first-person past singular subjunctive)
gäti (first-person past singular subjunctive)
gätesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
gät (past singular subjunctive third-person)
gäti (past singular subjunctive third-person)
gäte (first-person past plural subjunctive)
gätet (past plural second-person subjunctive)
gäte (past plural subjunctive third-person)
gang (imperative second-person singular)
gänt (imperative plural second-person)
gënt (imperative plural second-person)

From Old High German gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną. Compare German gehen, Dutch gaan, English go, Swedish gå, Crimean Gothic geen.

Dr Vater goht und lot's älei.

1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript)


Toni

(Switzerland) a diminutive of the male given name Anton, from Latin, equivalent to English Tony


drüü

From Middle High German drī, driu, from Old High German drī, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.


sächs

From Middle High German sehs, from Old High German sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Cognate with German sechs, Dutch zes, English six, Icelandic sex, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃 (saihs).


foif

From Middle High German fiuf, viuf, variants of Middle High German fiunf, fiumf, vümf, vinf, from Old High German fimf, from Proto-Germanic *fimf. Cognate with German fünf, Dutch vijf, English five, Icelandic fimm, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 (fimf).


nüün

From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu.


harr

From Old High German hera. Cognate with German her.


haa

haa (third-person singular simple present hät or het, past participle ghaa or khaa, auxiliary haa)

hät (present singular third-person)
het (present singular third-person)
ghaa (participle past)
khaa (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

s'hät solangs hät

first come, first served (literally, “it has as long as it has”)

(impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there is/are or there exist(s)

Coordinate term: sii


Flo

From Middle High German vlō, from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz.
Cognate with German Floh, Dutch vlo, English flea, Icelandic fló.


ocht

From Old High German ahto, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu. Cognate with German acht, Dutch acht, English eight, Swedish åtta.


gumpe

From Middle High German gumpen, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gempaną, *gembaną (“to hop, skip, jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰemb- (“to spring, hop, jump”). Cognate with dialectal German gampen, English jump.


rauche

head

rauche (third-person singular simple present raucht, past participle ggraucht, auxiliary haa)

raucht (present singular third-person)
ggraucht (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German rouchen, from Old High German rouhhen, either from rouh (“smoke”) or a causative form of riohhan (“to (give off) smoke”).


zette

From Middle High German zetten, from Proto-Germanic *tadjaną. Cognate with German zetten, Icelandic teðja.

(Uri) to split a haybale, and distribute its hay


ebe

Middle High German eben, from Old High German eban.


lugg

From Middle High German lugge, lücke. Compare cognate German locker, which is from a later Middle High German form.


jage

From Middle High German jagen, from Old High German jagōn.


ligge

ligge (third-person singular simple present liit, past participle ggläge, past subjunctive leeg, auxiliary sii)

liit (present singular third-person)
ggläge (participle past)
leeg (past subjunctive)
sii (auxiliary)

From Old High German ligan, liggan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną. Cognate with German liegen, Dutch liggen, English lie, Icelandic liggja.


menne

(Uri) to drive a vehicle drawn by draught cattle


diin

diin (accusative masculine nominative)
dini (accusative feminine nominative)
diis (accusative neuter nominative)
dini (accusative nominative plural)
diim (dative masculine)
diner (dative feminine)
diim (dative neuter)
dine (dative plural)

From Middle High German dīn, from Old High German dīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz. Cognate with West Frisian dyn, English thine, thy, Swedish din, Icelandic þinn.

Aber chani de wüsse, was i dim Härz isch?

But can I really know what's in your heart?


liide

liide (third-person singular simple present liidet, past participle glitte, auxiliary haa)

liidet (present singular third-person)
glitte (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German līden, from Old High German līdan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną (“to go, pass”). Cognate with German leiden, Dutch lijden, English lithe.

Du hesch viel müesse lide. I ha der viel, viel z’lide gä.

You must have suffered a lot. I've caused you to suffer a lot.


Hüs

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


buschur

Borrowed from French bonjour (literally “good day”).


Làuich

From Old High German louh, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Cognate with German Lauch, Dutch look, English leek, Icelandic laukur.


Mànn

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.
Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).


Fràui

From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, a feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”) Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (“master, judge”). Cognate with German Frau, Dutch vrouwe, West Frisian frou, Icelandic freyja.

der

Fròi

Logelheim [Logelnheim]; Colmar, Durrenentzen [Dürrenenzen], Wintzenheim [Winzenheim]


Leffel

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”). Cognate with German Löffel, Dutch lepel, Plautdietsch Läpel.


Geiss

From Old High German geiz, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰayd-. Cognate with German Geiß, Dutch geit, English goat, Icelandic geit, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 (gaits); and with Latin haedus (“kid”).


Stund

From Middle High German stunde, stunt, from Old High German stunta, from Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time; hour”).
Cognate with German Stunde, Dutch stond, English stound, Icelandic stund.


säge

head

säge (third-person singular simple present säit, past participle gsäit, auxiliary haa)

säit (present singular third-person)
gsäit (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.
Cognate with German sagen, Dutch zeggen, English say, Swedish säga.

Seisch jetz no einisch Saumeitli zuemer?

Are you going to call me a little sow again?


Gand

Borrowed from ganda, of an unknown Romance language, probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia origin (possibly Iberian). See also Galician gándara.

(Uri) scree (loose stony debris on a slope)


Dütschland

From Middle High German Diutschlant, compound word formed from phrasings like diutsch lant n, diutsche lant n, in diutscheme lande n, ze diutischeme lande n, (in) diutschiu lant n pl. Cognate with German Deutschland, Dutch Duitsland, West Frisian Dútslân, English Dutchland, Swedish Tyskland, Icelandic Þýskaland.

Dütschland isch e föderalische Staat in Öiropa.


laa

laa (third-person singular simple present laat, past participle glaa, past subjunctive lies, auxiliary haa)

laat (present singular third-person)
glaa (participle past)
lies (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)
laa (infinitive)
gla (participle past)
laa (first-person indicative present singular)
laasch (indicative present second-person singular)
laat (indicative present singular third-person)
laa (first-person indicative plural present)
läänt (indicative plural present second-person)
laa (indicative plural present third-person)
lëë (first-person present singular subjunctive)
läng (first-person present singular subjunctive)
längi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
lëëesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
längesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
lëë (present singular subjunctive third-person)
läng (present singular subjunctive third-person)
längi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
lëëe (first-person plural present subjunctive)
lëëet (plural present second-person subjunctive)
lëëe (plural present subjunctive third-person)
liess (first-person past singular subjunctive)
liessi (first-person past singular subjunctive)
liessesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
liess (past singular subjunctive third-person)
liessi (past singular subjunctive third-person)
liesse (first-person past plural subjunctive)
liesset (past plural second-person subjunctive)
liesse (past plural subjunctive third-person)
lach (imperative second-person singular)
läänt (imperative plural second-person)
laa (infinitive)
gla (participle past)
laa (first-person indicative present singular)
laasch (indicative present second-person singular)
laat (indicative present singular third-person)
laa (first-person indicative plural present)
läänt (indicative plural present second-person)
laa (indicative plural present third-person)
lëë (first-person present singular subjunctive)
läng (first-person present singular subjunctive)
längi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
lëëesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
längesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
lëë (present singular subjunctive third-person)
läng (present singular subjunctive third-person)
längi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
lëëe (first-person plural present subjunctive)
lëëet (plural present second-person subjunctive)
lëëe (plural present subjunctive third-person)
lät (first-person past singular subjunctive)
lättti (first-person past singular subjunctive)
lättesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
lät (past singular subjunctive third-person)
lätti (past singular subjunctive third-person)
lätte (first-person past plural subjunctive)
lättet (past plural second-person subjunctive)
lätte (past plural subjunctive third-person)
lach (imperative second-person singular)
läänt (imperative plural second-person)

From Old High German lāzan, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną. Cognate with German lassen, Dutch laten, Swedish låta.

Dr Vater goht und lot’s älei.


tenke

From Middle High German denken, from Old High German denken, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan. Cognate with German denken, Dutch denken, English think, Icelandic þekkja.


-haft

Masse (“mass”) + -haft → massehaft (“en masse”)

Ärnscht (“earnestness”) + -haft → ärnschthaft (“serious”)


Chatz

Chatz f (plural Chatze, diminutive Chätzli)

From Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.


biise

(Uri, of livestock) To run around wildly.


sunnu

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. Cognate with German Sonne, Dutch zon, English sun, Icelandic sunna.


guet

guet (comparative besser, superlative bescht)

besser (comparative)
bescht (superlative)
gueti (accusative masculine nominative weak)
gueti (accusative feminine nominative weak)
gueti (accusative neuter nominative weak)
guete (accusative nominative plural weak)
guete (dative masculine weak)
guete (dative feminine weak)
guete (dative neuter weak)
guete (dative plural weak)
guete (accusative masculine nominative strong)
gueti (accusative feminine nominative strong)
guets (accusative neuter nominative strong)
gueti (accusative nominative plural strong)
guete (dative masculine strong)
guete (dative feminine strong)
guete (dative neuter strong)
guete (dative plural strong)

From Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.
Cognate with German gut, Dutch goed, English good, Icelandic góður, Gothic 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (gōþs).

Nu, d' Bäsi ist ä gueti Frau.


Hue

From Middle High German huon, from Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic *hōn (“hen, chicken”). Cognate with German Huhn, Dutch hoen.


frou

From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe from Old High German frouwa. Cognate with German Frau, Dutch vrouwe, West Frisian frou, Icelandic freyja.


assu

From Old High German ezzan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną. Cognate with German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Swedish äta.


kenne

From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną. Cognate with German kennen, Dutch kennen, English ken, Swedish känna.


gäll

Clipping of gelt es, from gelten (“to be valid”).

S'isch scho härzig, gäll?

(colloquial, regional, Switzerland, Southern Germany) emphasis and question marker particle; asks for confirmation; right?; eh?; isn't it, innit?

Sorry, gäll?

(colloquial, regional, Switzerland, Southern Germany) particle that softens a request, or conveys friendliness; okay?; please?


Striche

From striche (“to stroke”), from Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.


Hufe

From Middle High German hūfe, from Old High German hūfo, from Proto-Germanic *hūpô. Cognate with archaic German Haufe (modern Haufen).


fénef

From Old High German fimf, from Proto-Germanic *fimf. Cognate with German fünf, Dutch vijf, English five, Icelandic fimm, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 (fimf).


Didena

(Alsatian) Didenheim, a commune in the Haut-Rhin département, Alsace, France.


Frànz

(Alsatian) a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Francis


Neidorf

(Alsatian) Village-Neuf (a village in Alsace, France)


Brunscht

(Alsatian) Brunstatt, a commune in the Haut-Rhin département, Alsace, France, part of the southern suburbs of the city of Mulhouse.


solle

solle (infinitive)
soll (first-person indicative present singular)
sollsch (indicative present second-person singular)
soll (indicative present singular third-person)
solle (first-person indicative plural present)
sollt (indicative plural present second-person)
solle (indicative plural present third-person)
soll (first-person singular subjunctive)
solli (first-person singular subjunctive)
sollesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
soll (singular subjunctive third-person)
solli (singular subjunctive third-person)
solle (first-person plural subjunctive)
sollet (plural second-person subjunctive)
solle (plural subjunctive third-person)
sott (first-person singular subjunctive)
sotti (first-person singular subjunctive)
sottesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
sott (singular subjunctive third-person)
sotti (singular subjunctive third-person)
sotte (first-person plural subjunctive)
sottet (plural second-person subjunctive)
sotte (plural subjunctive third-person)

From Old High German skulan, sulan, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną. Cognate with German sollen, Dutch zullen, English should, Icelandic skulu, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽 (skulan).


passiere

head

passiere (third-person singular simple present passiert, past participle passiert, auxiliary haa)

passiert (present singular third-person)
passiert (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From French passer. Cognate with German passieren.

This cannot happen again. With feeling, Fischer!

Das dörft jetz aber nüme passiere. Mit Gfüül, Fischer!


hocke

hocke (third-person singular simple present hocket, past participle ghocket, auxiliary haa)

hocket (present singular third-person)
ghocket (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle Low German hucken (“to crouch, cower”). Cognate with German hocken.

der

Immer i der Chammere hocke, chani au nit.

I can't sit around in my room all the time, either.

De Chlii isch näb em Füür uf eine vo de Prügel ghocket und het gstuunet.

2009, Andreas Neeser, No alles gliich wie morn, page 19:

The little one plonked himself down on one of the logs near the fire and lapsed into thoughtful silence.


öpper

Originally from Old High German eddes-hwër.

Öpper isch a dr Türe.


Hinige

(Alsatian) Huningue (a town in Alsace, France)


schore

From Middle High German schorn, a derivative of schor (“shovel”), from Proto-Germanic *skurō (“incision; tear; rift”), which is related to *skeraną (“to cut”).
See also English score, Old Norse skor (“to tear”), German schoren (“to shovel, till”), Dutch scheuren (“to tear”).


scheide

From Old High German sceidan, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþaną (“to separate”). Cognate with German scheiden, Dutch scheiden, English shed.

inh

(transitive) to divorce (a married couple)


lache

head

lache (third-person singular simple present lacht, past participle glacht, auxiliary haa)

lacht (present singular third-person)
glacht (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.


laufe

From Old High German hloufan, loufan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną. Cognate with German laufen, Dutch lopen, English leap, Swedish löpa.


abfahre

abfahre (third-person singular simple present fahrt ab, past participle abgfahre, auxiliary sii)

fahrt ab (present singular third-person)
abgfahre (participle past)
sii (auxiliary)

[ˈɑʔp͡fɑːrə]


trinke

trinke (third-person singular simple present trinkt, past participle trunke, auxiliary haa)

trinkt (present singular third-person)
trunke (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German trinken, from Old High German trinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną. Cognate with German trinken, Dutch drinken, English drink, Icelandic drekka.


glänze

glänze (third-person singular simple present glänzt, past participle gglänzt, auxiliary haa)

glänzt (present singular third-person)
gglänzt (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German glenzen, from Old High German glanzen. Cognate with German glänzen.


bloos

From Middle High German blōß, from Old High German blōʒ (“bare, naked”). Cognate with German bloß, Dutch bloot, Icelandic blautur.


bloos

Äs stoht im Stubli, rod't si nüd, / Blöiß d' Äugli lueged schüüch is Gstüüd.


schelle

From Middle High German scheln, from Old High German scelan, from scala (“shell”), from Proto-Germanic *skalō. Cognate with German schälen.


schlucke

schlucke (third-person singular simple present schluckt, past participle gschluckt, past subjunctive schluckti, auxiliary haa)

schluckt (present singular third-person)
gschluckt (participle past)
schluckti (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German sluken. Cognate with German schlucken.


schiebe

schiebe (third-person singular simple present schiebt, past participle gschobe, past subjunctive schiebti, auxiliary haa)

schiebt (present singular third-person)
gschobe (participle past)
schiebti (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German schieben, from Old High German skiuban, from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną (“to push, drive”). Cognate with German schieben, Dutch schuiven, English shove, Norwegian skyve.


läse

head

läse (third-person singular simple present list, past participle gläse, auxiliary haa)

list (present singular third-person)
gläse (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German lesen, from Old High German lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”). Cognate with German lesen, Dutch lezen, English lease (“to gather”), Icelandic lesa.


në

në (infinitive)
gna (participle past)
gno (participle past)
gnu (participle past)
niime (first-person indicative present singular)
nimsch (indicative present second-person singular)
nimt (indicative present singular third-person)
nëmme (first-person indicative plural present)
nëmmet (indicative plural present second-person)
nëmme (indicative plural present third-person)
nëmm (first-person present singular subjunctive)
nëmmi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
nëmmesch (present second-person singular subjunctive)
nëmm (present singular subjunctive third-person)
nëmmi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
nëmme (first-person plural present subjunctive)
nëmmet (plural present second-person subjunctive)
nëmme (plural present subjunctive third-person)
nëëmt (first-person past singular subjunctive)
nëëmti (first-person past singular subjunctive)
nëmmtesch (past second-person singular subjunctive)
nëëmt (past singular subjunctive third-person)
nëëmti (past singular subjunctive third-person)
nëmmte (first-person past plural subjunctive)
nëmmtet (past plural second-person subjunctive)
nëmmte (past plural subjunctive third-person)
nimm (imperative second-person singular)
nëmmet (imperative plural second-person)

(Uri) Alternative form of nää (“to take”)


Maan

From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Cognate with German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).


laffe

From Old High German laffan (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *lapōną, *lapjaną. Compare English lap, Icelandic lepja.

(Uri, colloquial, informal) to drink quickly, gulp down, glug


schaffe

From Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan, scafan, scaphan, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną. Compare German schaffen, Dutch scheppen and English shape.

Juhu! Mer händs gschafft!

to manage, to cope with; to (be able to) make, do; to finalize, complete something

Wo schaffsch (du)?

Bisch am schaffe?

I(ch) gang go (ge, ge, gi, gu) schaffe.

Gang go schaffe!

Er sig egau, i was für me Coop dass me schaffi, seit d Eliane immer, es gseji ja aui gliich uus.

2017, Stefanie Grob, ‘Im Coop ar Kasse’, Härzschmärz, page 45:

It doesn't matter which branch of Coop you work in, Eliane always says, everything always looks the same.


Weisel

A diminutive of a descendant of Old High German weisant, from Proto-Germanic *waisundiz. Cognate with Bavarian Waisel, English weasand.

(Uri, anatomy) esophagus, especially of animals


chalt

From Middle High German and Old High German kalt, from Proto-West Germanic *kald.
Cognates
Cognate with German kalt, Dutch koud, English cold, Icelandic kaldur, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (kalds).


bröder

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder.
Cognate with German Bruder, Dutch broer, broeder, English brother, West Frisian broer, Icelandic bróðir.


möter

From Old High German muatar, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr. Cognate with German Mutter, Dutch moeder, English mother, Icelandic móðir.


möge

möge (infinitive)
mag (first-person indicative present singular)
magsch (indicative present second-person singular)
mag (indicative present singular third-person)
möge (first-person indicative plural present)
möget (indicative plural present second-person)
möge (indicative plural present third-person)
meg (first-person singular subjunctive)
möge (first-person singular subjunctive)
megsch (second-person singular subjunctive)
mögesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
meg (singular subjunctive third-person)
möge (singular subjunctive third-person)
möge (first-person plural subjunctive)
möget (plural second-person subjunctive)
möge (plural subjunctive third-person)
mecht (first-person singular subjunctive)
mechti (first-person singular subjunctive)
mechtesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
mecht (singular subjunctive third-person)
mechti (singular subjunctive third-person)
mechte (first-person plural subjunctive)
mechtet (plural second-person subjunctive)
mechte (plural subjunctive third-person)

From Old High German mugan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą. Cognate with German mögen, Dutch mogen, English may, Icelandic mega.


schlafe

schlafe (third-person singular simple present schlaft, past participle gschlafe, auxiliary haa)

schlaft (present singular third-person)
gschlafe (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)


isch

From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare German Eis, Dutch ijs, English ice, Swedish is.

(Gressoney, Rimella and Campello Monti, Formazza) ice


isch

From Middle High German ist, from Old High German ist, from Proto-West Germanic *ist, from Proto-Germanic *isti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti. Cognate with German ist, Dutch is, West Frisian is, English is, Yiddish איז (iz).


pür

From Middle High German būre, gibūre, from Old High German gibūro, from būr (“peasant”). Cognate with German Bauer, Dutch buur, English bower.


bröt

From Middle High German and Old High German brōt, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Cognate with German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread, Icelandic brauð.


fürchte

From Middle High German vürhten, from Old High German furhten, furihtan. Cognate with German fürchten.


Äsche

From Old High German asca, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ. Cognate with German Asche, Dutch as, English ash, Swedish aska.


schieße

From Old High German skiozan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną. Cognate with German schießen, Dutch schieten, English shoot, Swedish skjuta.


geh

geh (third-person singular simple present git, past participle geh, auxiliary haa)

git (present singular third-person)
geh (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)


folge

folge (third-person singular simple present folget, past participle gfolget, auxiliary haa)

folget (present singular third-person)
gfolget (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German folgen, from Old High German folgēn, from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn.

Es mueß jo gfolget si. Und mir Eltere müesse n'euch Chinder doch folge lehre.

You must be obedient. And we adults must teach you children to be obedient.


ruat

From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz. Cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.


ganza

From Old High German ganz (“whole, sound, healthy, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“whole, healthy; all, complete”).


naach

From Old High German nāh (“close, near”), from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, attain”). Cognate with Dutch na, English nigh, German nah, Icelandic ná-.